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The Phantom of the Opera [Blu-ray] | ![The Phantom of the Opera [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51kruEham8L._SL500_.jpg)
| Actors: Imogen Bain, Paul Brooke, Ciaran Hinds, Kevin Mcnally, Murray Melvin
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $28.99
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Rating:  1311 reviews
Sales Rank: 1485
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 141 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: WARBR110810
UPC: 085391108108
EAN: 0085391108108
ASIN: B000JLSLZQ
Theatrical Release Date: 2004
Release Date: October 31, 2006
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Although it's not as bold as Oscar darling iChicago/i, iThe Phantom of the Opera/i continues the resuscitation of the movie musical with a faithful adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's blockbuster stage musical. Emmy Rossum glows in a breakout role as opera ingenue Christine Daae, and if phantom Gerard Butler isn't Rossum's match vocally, he does convey menace and sensuality in such numbers as "The Music of the Night." The most experienced musical theater veteran in the cast, romantic lead Patrick Wilson, sings sweetly but seems wooden. The biggest name in the cast, Minnie Driver, hams it up as diva Carlotta, and she's the only principal whose voice was dubbed (though she does sing the closing-credit number, "Learn to Be Lonely," which is also the only new song). p Director Joel Schumacher, no stranger to visual spectacle, seems to have found a good match in Lloyd Webber's larger-than-life vision of Gaston LeRoux's Gothic horror-romance. His weakness is cuing too many audience-reaction shots and showing too much of the lurking Phantom, but when he calms down and lets Rossum sings "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" alone in a silent graveyard, it's exquisite. p ptable align=left bgcolor=F4A460 cellpadding=4 tr td align=center valign=center font face=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif size=-1 color=FFFFFF bRead our CD buying guide/bbr/font/td/tr/table Those who consider the stage musical shallow and overblown probably won't have their minds changed by the movie, and devotees will forever rue that the movie took the better part of two decades to develop, which prevented the casting of original principals Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman. Still, iThe Phantom of the Opera/i is a welcome exception to the long line of ill-conceived Broadway-to-movie travesties.p bDVD Features/bbr The special edition of IThe Phantom of the Opera/I has two major extras. "Behind the Mask: The Story of IThe Phantom of the Opera/I" is an hourlong documentary tracing the genesis of the stage show, with interviews of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, director Harold Prince, producer Cameron Macintosh, lyricists Richard Stilgoe and Charles Hart, choreographer Gillian Lynne, and others. Conspicuously absent are stars Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford. Both do appear in video clips, including Brightman performing with Colm Wilkinson at an early workshop, and Crawford is the subject of a casting segment. Other brief scenes from the show are represented by a 2001 production. The other major feature is the 45-minute making-of focusing on the movie, including casting and the selection of director Joel Schumacher Both are well-done productions by Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group. pThe deleted scene is a new song written by Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart, "No One Would Listen," sung by the Phantom toward the end of the movie. It's a beautiful song that, along with Madame Giry's story, makes him a more sympathetic character. But because that bit of backstory already slowed down the ending, it was probably a good move to cut the song. --iDavid Horiuchi/ip span class="h1"strongMore on iThe Phantom of the Opera/i /i/strong/span table cellpadding="4" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="4"p tr class="tiny" valign="top" align="center" tdimg border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00065L706.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg"brIThe Phantom of the Opera/I (Special Extended Edition Soundtrack) (CD)/tdp tdimg border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000654YWY.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg"brI The Phantom of the Opera/I (2004 Movie Soundtrack) (CD) /tdp tdimg border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00004YTY2.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg"br iThe Phantom of the Opera/i (Original 1986 London Cast) (CD) /td /trp tr class="tiny" valign="top" align="center" tdimg border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/6304806418.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg"br IEvita/I (DVD)/tdp tdimg border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005NGAE.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg"briAndrew Lloyd Weber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration /I (DVD)/tdp tdimg border="0" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000EDWLU0.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg"brMore Broadway DVDs/td /tr /table
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Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 10/31/2006 Run time: 142 minutes Rating: Pg13
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 As good as the play! December 1, 2008
Francisco Pifano (Miami, Florida United States)
First of all, the production of the film is as good as the play itself! Now, having the chance to see it in Blu-ray gives you the opportunity to enjoy this wonderful experience almost in a live-like stage.
Great November 29, 2008
J. Taggart (Provo, UT)
This film is great. I love the music from Phantom and this movie is a fun version of the play. Even with it's weaknesses (sound editing is pretty bad and the Phantom's voice isn't perfect) it is a good rendition of the classic musical.
 the phatom of the opera November 25, 2008
Margaret Butler (nanuet new york)
the dvd was amazing and the time they shipped it to me was great it was delivered very fast
 Visually stunning but miscast November 18, 2008
Dennis Brandt (Red Lion, PA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Gerard Butler's singing made me cringe. Actually, he didn't sing as much as shout in a role that demands an excellent tenor. It killed a movie for me that otherwise was very good. You can do Professor Harold Hill with a non-singer but not the Phantom. Patrick Wilson did a fine job as Raoul. Emma Rossum had youth and innocence applicable to the role, and her singing is passable but immature, not surprising given that she was 18 when she made it. That Webber picked her personally shocks me since there are better singers. Throughout the movie I longed to hear Sarah Brightman but not as much as I wanted to hear Michael Crawford.
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